The effect of abiotic factors on the hatching of Moina micrura Kurz, 1874 (Crustacea: Cladocera) ephippial eggs

The roles of some abiotic factors in controlling the hatching rates of Moina micrura ephippial eggs were investigated. Determination of optimum hatching conditions would be important in developing the use of this species as a food for fish larvae in aquaculture. Ephippia were exposed to different tr...

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Main Authors: N. E. T. ROJAS, M. A. MARINS, O. ROCHA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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